[Editor’s note: This document was released both as a State Department cable as part of its 1981 FOIA release, and as Serial 1676 of the FBI’s RYMUR release. Material initially withheld by the FBI is designated in red type below.
[The text for this document was released in 2014 by the now-defunct Wikileaks website at https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/1979STATE012084_e.html. This URL may be available through the Wayback Machine.]
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ORIGIN L-03
INFO OCT-01 ARA-11 ISO-00 JUSE-00 OCS-06 CA-01 FBIE-00 /022 R
DRAFTED BY L/ARA:TJFORTUNE:RTG
APPROVED BY L/ARA:FAARMSTRONG
ARA – J. BUSHNELL
JUSTICE – M. ABBELL
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O 162135Z JAN 79
FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO AMEMBASSY GEORGETOWN IMMEDIATE
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E.O. 12065: N/A
TAGS: CASC, GY
SUBJECT: REMOVAL FROM GUYANA OF MATERIAL TAKEN BY CONSULAR OFFICERS FROM JONESTOWN
REFS: (A) STATE 319334; (B) STATE 304925
1. Embassy is requested to release for transportation to the U.S. remaining documentary material taken from Jonestown and now in consular custody. Authority for the release of this material is discussed Reftel A, Para 1, and Reftel B.
2. Embassy is requested to coordinate transportation of this material to U.S. with Legatt [Robert] Oglesby.
Vance [Cyrus Vance, Secretary of State]
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